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(NoModeL) v J. F. 8:. K. M. SAUERBIER GOMBINED BED, TABLE, STRETGHER, AND GHAIR. No. 542,374.

Patented July 9, 1895.

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} J. F. & K. M. SAUERBIER. 1 COMBINED BED, TABLE, STRETOHER No. 542,374.

AND CHAIR. Patented July 9, 1895.

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' UNITED STATES" PATENT OFFICE.

JQHANN F; SAUERBIER AND KARL M. SAUERBIER,OF INDEPENDENCE,

. MISSOURI. I

COMBINED BED,"7TABYLE, STRETCHERfAN'D AIR.

srncxrrcn'riolv forming part of Letters ratht No. 842,374fdated Jul 9, 1 ,95.

' Application and. April 12,1896. Serial No. 645A79-w'tlto-modslll To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that we, J OHANN F. SAUERBIER and KARL M. SAUERBIER, of Independence, Jackson county, Missouri, have invented cer- 5 Iain new and usefullmprovements in a Combined Bed, Table, Stretcher, and Chair, of which the followingisa full, clear, and exact description', reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, forming-a part thereof. Our-invention relates tocombination tables, beds, stretcher-s, and chairs, and our object is to provide a combination article of this character, which isconveniently portable and may 7 easily and expeditiously'be converted from one ofsuch articlesintoanother.

y A further object is to'provide an articleot which combines simplicity,

this character {strength end.dnrability-,in a highdesr a' ji-g will'be hereinafter described andcl'ainied.

with reference to the accompanying'drawings', in which I M Figure 1- represents'a perspective View of the article arranged as a bed a table if the head-rest be removed and the legs extended. Fig.2 is a top plan view of the same arranged as a stretcher. ig. 3 is a side elevation of the same arranged as a chair. Fig. 4 is a top plan View of the article '35 when folded for'transportation. Fig. 5 is a horizontal section, on an enlarged scale, taken --on the dotted line- 5 of Fig. 3. Fig. 6 is a similar view taken on the dotted line 6,ot Fig. 3. Fig? is a section taken on the'line 7 7 of Fig. 6. Fig. 8 isalongitudinal section of. one side of the telescopic frame. In the said drawings, 1 designates a combination article embodying our invention. It preferablycomprises parallel side portions, which consistof telescopic sections 2.3, and 4.. When the frame is extended to its full length, asrepresentd in Figs. land 2, and

is adapted to be employed as a table, a bed,

. or a stretcher, the spring-plates 5 and 7, carby the smallest tubular section etand the intermediate tubular sec- 'is in its ,t'olded icr;

0 within expensivenes's of construction. he'se objects in view the ,inv.ehtion consists in certain novel and peculiar features of construction and combinations of partsms or couch, or as struction.

tion 3, cause the' ins 6 and 8, respectively, to project through egistering apertures 6 and 8 in saidsecti'onsd and 3 and 3 and 2, as shown clearly-in ig.8. The ends ofsaid pins .are rounded prf-ibeveled, so that when they are forcedjinward and longitudinal pressure is applied againstsaid tubular sections, the pressure-of the same against said rounded heads will-.causet-he springs to yield inwardly, so that thesections-niay beslid telescopically, or one 'upon-v the other, to shorten or lengthen tubular sections 2;are pro 'rtures 8) (see-Fig. 8) for the frame. file .-videdals l3; engagemen I retracted position, which is shown clearlyjin Fig. 4. Welded or otherwise rigidly secnred;:'npon the outer side of each section 2 8.6 's closed-end is a disk 9,whic-h is man p, ,g itfcally, and 10 designates simi-qe lardis'ks, whichare secured at the opposite end.of thetel'escopic frame. 11 designates a'tnbular rod, which is rigidly mounted near its opposite end axially of the In order that the. invention may b e' fully understood, we will. proceed todescribe it disks9,and also extends through the tubular 7 sections 2. A roller 12 is mounted rotatably upon said tubular rodbetween said sections 2, and forms the head-bar of the frame. Secured upon-this roller is one end of aflexible support 1-3, which A spring 14 spirally encircles the tubular rod 11 within said roller 12, and is secured rigidly at one end to said rod and at its opposite end to the roller, so as to constitute practicallya. spring-roller, which may be of the construc- 85 tion shown orof, any other preterred con- The roller also may be provided with the usual devices for counteracting the action of the spring, if desired, but such devices are not essential in the practical con struction of an article of this character. The opposite end of the flexible supportl3 is attached to the foot-bar 16, to which is welded hepins 8, when the frame 6 5f serves as a table or bed.

v the outer side of a disk 9, or a head integral with said rod may be employed instead of said nut to clamp said disks together. The opposite end of said rod may carry and clamp the similar disk 18 against the companion disk 9, or said disk may be provided with a screw-threaded opening which is engaged by the threaded end 17 of said rod. One end of the rod 17 is preferably-bifurcated, and a lever 20,, approximately Z-shape, is pivotally mounted at its middle, as shown at 21, in said bifurcation in such manner that one arm 22 projects outwardly and the other arm 23 projects inwardly, and said arms areforced by the action of the spring 24 to project through apertures 25 and 26, respectively, in the disk 18, and the outer or upper tubular section 27 of the devices which serve at times as legs or'as handles. When the legs are folded to their inoperative positions thearm 23 of the lever 20 engages the aperture 9* in the disk 9, as shown clearlyin Fig.6. When in this p'osition it is obvious that the legs and disks 18 carrying the same cannot be operated without first forcing the arms 22 inward and thus disengagingthe arm 23 from the aperture 9 When the leg occupies its operativeor vertical position the arm 23 engages the aperture 9 of said disk instead of the aperture 9", and when it is employed as a handle for the structure to carry sick or wounded people said arm 23 engages the aperture 91 of said disk, and is/ prevented from further pivotal operation until it .is'disengaged from said aperture. In order that the device may be employed as a table it is desirable that the legs be telescopic. Thereforea small tubular section 28 fits snugly within the section 27 and carries. a spring having a pin 29,which is adapted to engage an aperture 30 in the section 27 or an aperture 31 in said section, accordingly asthe leg is retracted or extended. Disks 33 carry similar legs, composed of two telescopic sections 27 and 28, which are arranged relative to eachother, as described, and said disks are provided with cylindrical bosses 34, which project inwardly and find hearings in the op posite ends of the tubular foot-bar 16 and the disks 10 carried thereby. A tie-rod 35,pre'ferably of rectangular cross-section, extends .axiallythrough. said disks and projects into the tubular section 27 of said legs, and is provided with a head 36, which bears against one of said disks 33, and with a threaded end 37,

which engages a threaded opening in the disk at the opposite'end of the 'foot:bar 16, to clamp said disksfirmly in position. pivotally mounted in one end of said rod, and has outwardly and inwardly projecting arms 22 and 23. A'spring 24 tends to force the arm23 through the aperture 25 of the: disk, and into one or another of the openings 9, 9", and 9 of the disk 10, which are relatively located in the disk 10, as shown with reference to the disk 9 in Fig. 7 and as shown in dotted lines in the disk 10 in Fig. 3, so that when properly secured in one position or the A lever 20 is other the leg cannot be rotated without first causing the disengagement in the manner hereinbefore described. In both cases-that is, with reference to the 'leg shown in both Figs. 5 and 6--it is apparent that when said legs are pivotally operated to one position or another their companion legs at the opposite side of the frame will swing or rotate with them to the same positions, owing to the fact that they are secured on the opposite ends of the tie-rods by means of screw-threads.

Mounted loosely upon the telescopic side bars of'said frame are a number of rings or loops 38, and threaded through said rings from one side to the other and belowthe flexible support 13 to act as a spring for the same,

is the flexible strip 39. This stripm ay be of rope,"leather, or any other suitable material, and is secured'a't its ends to the flexible support 13, contiguous to the foot-bar 16. At its middle, at the opposite end of the frame, it extendstransversely of thesame and is looped around the tubular sections 2, outward of the bifurcated lugs or ears 40, riveted or-otherwise rigidlysecu'red to and projecting vertically upward from said sections. A pair of similar lugs at project upwardly from said section at a suitable distance from thelugs 40, and pivotallyimounted therein are lugs depending from a head-rest 42. Said head-1 rest is preferably in the form of a U-shaped" 'metallic frame 43, as shown in dotted lines, Fig. 1, covered by any suitable "flexible material. Said headrest. at a suitable point, is also pivotally connected by the break-joint braces 44 with the lugs l0, so that when raised to the position shown'in Fig. 1 it will not accidentally collapse, but will easily and quickly yield when properly manipulated.

From the foregoing description it is evident that when the article is to be used asa table it is only necessary to lengthen the legs and to detach the head-rest, and when used asa bed or a stretcher, to shorten said legs and replace the head-rest. \Vhen used as a stretcher, however, the legs must be moved to the posi- KID tion shown in Fig. 2, soas to form handles,

which may be grasped by persons at opposite ends or the frame. Whenit is desired to use ,and 8, respectively, and endwise press'ure'ap-v plied, which causes said sections 3 and 4; to

slide .within the sections 2 and the structure to 'assu me the position shown in Fig. -3. The

head-rest may or may not be removed, as desired; but'when it is'desired to conveythe article fromone placeto another after it has been retracted to chair form, the legs'are operated pivotally to the position shown in Fig. 4.

It will be apparent that'an article'orst-ructure of this character will be fohnd of great service in armies, owing to the fact that it may be. employed for various purposes, and U can be easily carried'by a'soldierwithout increasing by more than a few pounds the weight or load he has to carry. K It will also be found" l name herein.-,'

vccjnivenicnt .for camping-out parties, and in variousotherconn Having thus d ters Patent, is-

a 1.. Acombination arti I ferrred to, comprising a frame consisting of telescopic side-bars, a rigid foot-bar at one end, a spring-roller. at the opposite end, 'a

flexible support secured at its opposite ends to said supportingroller and saidfoot-bar, so that as the ar flexible supp ort will beqvound automatically nected to and sup tially as set forth I v 2. A combination article of the character re ferred to, comprising a frame ,cousistihgof telescopic side-bars; a "rigid foot-bar atone end, a spring-roller atthe opposite" end, a flexible support secured at its opposite ends to said spring-roller a as the article is retracted lengthwise said flexible support will be wound'a omatically uponsaid roller, legs pivotally connected to and supporting said frame; and means'to lock said legs at various points of adjustment, sub stantially asset forth, p v 3. A combination articlejof the character referred to, comprising a frame consisting of telescopic side-bars, a rigid foot-bar at one end, a spring-roller 'at theopposite 'end, a flex'ibleisupport secured at its opposite ends 3 5 to said; sprin-g-rollenand'said footbar, so that [as the article is retracted lengthwise-said vflexible support will upon saidroller, and extensible and contractible legs connected to'aud 's'npportifig said frame, substantially as set-forth.- 4. Acombination articleof'the characterreferred to, comprising telescopic side-section necting the same at projecting through and rigidly ca'rri same at their opposite-ends, disks ca said tubular sections an porting said frame, subs tan-.

s, a rigid foot-bar cond th provided with disks 5o ar red and'ffittingagainst the first-named disks,-a tie-rod said disks and said tub "larsec'tions ofthe frame, and provided with a head engaging one of the last-named disks, and a threaded endengaginga threaded aperture of the'other of the last-named disks, so asto clamp said disks firmly againstthe first-named disks,-a spring actuatcd lever pivoted in one end of said rod and .having a pair of arms, one of 6c them projectin leg and-the oth erthrough an aperture in the disk carrying said leg and into oneof the ape ertures of the first-named disk with which it contacts, a spring-roller mounted upon said tubular rod and forming the head-bar of the frame, and a flexible support connecting the ole of the character re-.

ticle is retracted length wise said upon said roller, and legs'operatively con-..

be wound automatically one end, a tubular rod rried by d provided with a sethe projectingends extending th rough uasve ections not necessary to' escribed ourinvention, what we claim as new, and desire to secure by Let'-' nd said foot-bar, sothatferred to,

aframe, consisting of g through an aperture in said same with the foot-bar, sub for the purpose set forth...

A combination article of the character referred to, comprising a frame consisting of telescopic'side-bars,'a rigid foot-bar, and a head-bar in the form of a spring-roller, a flexible support attached to the sp one end and at its opposite end to the footbar,1devices pivoted at the corners of said frame, andmeans to secure said devices in various positions, substantially as set forth. 6. A combination article of the character referredto, comprising a frame consisting of telescopic side-bars, sprin gs carried internally byc'ertain of said side-bars, and projecting through apertures in 'scopic sections, so as to secure said sidebars in their-extended or retracted position, arigid bar connectlngasaid side-bars. at one end, a spring-roller con necting said side-bar's at their opposite ends, a flexible support attached at its opposite ends to said spring-roller, and devices ners of said frame legs or handles, said devicesin tially as set forth ""7. A combination. article 0 comprising a fra telescopic side-bars, a ri-gi head bar in the form scopic legs attached t here, means to secure or retracted stantlally as and pivoted at the corand adapted to serve as and means to secure or look various .positions, substanme consisting of d foot-bar and a ofa spring- 0 said frame atits corthem 'in their extended positions, a flexible. support connecting said foot-bar and said spring-roller f'head-bar, rings-loosely embracing'said telescopic side-bars, and a strap laced through said rings and connecting said sidebars at 'oneend and attached to the'flexible supportat it?l opposite or foot end,-sub stautially as set fort 8. Acombination arti ferred to, comprisin cle'of thecharacter reg a frame consisting. of telescopic side-bars, a rigid foot-bar and a head-bar in the form of a spring-roller, telescopic legs attached to said frame at its corners, means to secure them in their extended or retracted positions, a flexible support connectingsaid foot-bar and said spring-roller head-bar, rings loosely embracing said telescopictside-bars, a' strap laced rings and connecting said sidebars at one end and attached to the flexible support at its opposite or foot-end, and a head-rest pivotally connected near its front end to legs or cars carried by said telescopic otally connected to the sa by a break-joint .brace,

forth. n I 9. In a combination article of, th-echaracter referred to, a frame, comprising side-bars, a spring-roller head foot-ban. carrying disks at it provided with apertures; le

fitting snugly against said fi and. provided with cylindric me near'its rearend substantially as set -bar,and a rigid -carrying disks a1 bosses which ring-roller at the contiguous tele foot-bar and said f the character reroller, tele- IOO side-bars, and pivtelescopic s opposite ends 4 4 rst-named disks through said I find a bearing in said first-named disks and gaging an aperture insaid leg-carrying disk in theopposite ends .of the tubular footibar, and projecting into one of the apertnres of, 1 ati'enod extending axially through said disks one of the first-named disks, substantially as 15 and said foot-bar, and provided with a head set forth, I r i I '5 at one end and witha thread at its opposite v In testimony whereof we affix oursigna- I end; said head bearingfagainst one of the leg- 'tures in presence of two witnesses. carrying disks and said thread engaging the v thread in theotherleg-earrying disk, a springactuated lever pivotal'ly mounted in one end 1 IO of said rod, and provided with an outwardly Witnesses:

projecting arm engaging an apertlirein'said S. B. FALOR, leg, and with an inwardly projectingarm en- M. R. REMLEY. 

